Dates |
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Event |
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Constructed as a 727-277. |
4 June 1981 |
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First flight.
Test Registration N57002. |
12 June 1981 |
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Assigned civil registration: VH-ANB |
30 July 1981 |
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To Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd keeping c/r VH-ANB. |
From 31 July 1981 to 2 August 1981 |
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Ferry flight.
Route: Seattle - San Francisco - Hilo - Pago Pago - Nadi - Melbourne. |
10 March 1994 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: Ansett Australia B727 at Melbourne, VIC |
26 April 1997 |
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Withdrawn from use. |
14 May 1997 |
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To Intrepid Aviation Inc keeping c/r VH-ANB. |
14 May 1997 |
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Ferry flight.
Route: Melbourne - Pago Pago - Hilo - San Diego - Miami. |
20 May 1997 |
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To First Security Bank with new c/r N86330. |
20 May 1997 |
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Leased to DHL Worldwide Express. |
Circa 1997 |
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Converted to a 727-277(F).
Converted to freighter configuration by COPESA, San Jose, Costa Rica. |
Circa October 1997 |
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Leased to European Air Transport.
Operated by European Air Transport for DHL. |
Circa October 1997 |
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Civil registration revised.
Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register. |
11 November 2002 |
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Leased to TransAustralian Air Express Pty Ltd.
Aircraft is named *Joanne*. |
11 November 2002 |
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Civil registration revised.
Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as. |
From 16 November 2002 to 19 November 2002 |
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Ferry flight.
Route: Lasham - Larnaca - Dubai - Bangalore - Singapore - Darwin - Melbourne. |
17 October 2003 |
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Leased to National Jet Systems.
Transferred to National Jet Systems when TransAustralian placed under administration. |
19 March 2008 |
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Withdrawn from use.
Stored in Melbourne. |
15 August 2008 |
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To HeavyLift Cargo Airlines.
Sold to HeavyLift Cargo Airlines without engines and requiring C-check. |
25 March 2009 |
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Ferry flight.
Route: Melbourne - Brisbane - Majuro - Honolulu - Santa Barbara. |
2 June 2009 |
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Civil registration N727HL reserved.
Registration allocated to Flightstar Trading LLC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. |
22 January 2010 |
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To Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, UT. |
19 July 2011 |
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Observed stored at San Bernardino, California in all-white livery as *VH-VLH*. |
20 July 2012 |
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To Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Bergh Apton NFLK with new c/r N727HL. |
23 August 2023 |
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Civil registration, N727HL, cancelled. |
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